Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-09-24
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS

weekly Report of the United States Signal
Service-Genernl Appearance Of Frost
More or Less severe, in the North and
Northwest.
WASHINGTON, The following weather
crop bulletin has been isued by the sig
nal office for the week ending September
18th:
During the week ended September II
the weather has been colder than usual
from Dakota eastward over the Lake re>
gion of New England, the daily average
temperature being from to 8 degsbelow
normal. 1t has been warmer than usual
from the Gulf States to the Ohio Valley
and the interior of the South Atlantic
States the daily average temperature
being from Q to 9 degrees above normal.
For the Sacramento Valley, California,
the daily average temperature was from
3 to degrees above normal,
The daily average temperature for
the season, from January to September
II, has been in excess from the Ohio
Valley, Tennessee and the interior Of
the Gulf States westward to the Rocky
Mountains, the daily average excess Iang
ing from less than to about degrees.
The seasonal temperature has generally
been deficient in the South Atlantic Sta.
tes and upper Lake region. the daily
average deficiency being about degree
excepting along Lake Superior where
it varies from to 3 degrees below the
average.
Duling the week the rainfall has very
generally been slightly below the average
east of the Rocky Mountains the greatest
deficiency being over one inch along the
South Atlantic coast. In the middle
Atlantic States the rainfall has been
slightly above the average. The large
seasonal deficiency, exceeding ten inches
continue throughout the lower Missis-
sippi Valley and the greater part of Illi-
nois and Iowa During the past month
over 100 per cent of the usual amount of
rain has fallen in portions OF New Eng
land, the lower Lake region, western
North Carolina and the Missouri Valley.
while less than 88 per cent of the usual
amount has fallen along the South Allan
tic and Eastern Gulf coasts, the lower
Mississippi Valley, the larger part of Hi.
nois and eastern Missouri.
In the tobacco region of Tennessee
about so per cent of the usual amount
has fallen during the month, while in
that of Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and llli-
nois from 10 to 80 per cent of the usual
amount has fallen.
Reports from Mississippi indicate that
the weather has been more favorable
during the past week, but not enough
rainfall and the cotton crop will fall
short,
From Tennessee reports state that cot
ton is opening rapidly. From North
Carolina and South Carolina the weather
is reported favorable for cotton pick
ing.
1t is reported from Minnesota that the
crops have been harvested and conditions
arc favorable for threshing. From Kan
sas it is reported that hot winds in the
southwest part of the State injured the
late crops. From Missouri the reports
are that the-.weatheri is favorable to past
ure and wheat seeding, except in the
central portion. In Illinois seeding is
progressing, but the revived pastures are
again failing. In Indiana the pastures
are parched and the wells are dry. In
Tennessee the drought is serious and
and ploughing has been stopped. In
South Carolina the crops are suffering
from drought. In North Corolina and
New Jersey the weather is favorable for
crops In Massachusetts the weather
condition is favorable except that pota-
toes are rottening.
Killing frosts have occurred during the
past week in the larger part of Dakota
and Minnesota, northern parts Of Wis
consin and Michigan, northern part of
New York, and northern Vermont. and
light frost in Wyoming, southern Mlchl-
gan, central New York and the greater
part of Maine,